T.I.'s "Paper Trail" moves 568k copies in 1st week
The King amongst kings is back. T.I. many, not only going gold within one week, but taking the number one spot by a sound margin. Paper Trail beat out #2 debut Jennifer Hudson by over 300,000 units, as Atlantic Records' flagship artist reminds fans that while he's not performing quite as strongly as Lil Wayne's first week on the charts, he's well beyond perceived competition Young Jeezy, The Game and Nas, in commercial viability.
As Ne-Yo remained in the Top 10, and Joe debuted there last week, Robin Thicke entered the charts at #3. The Interscope singer's Something Else sold well over six figures of units in its premier week. Following that, mainstays in Hip Hop crowded near the bottom of the Top 20. Young Jeezy his Recession The game and his LAX split by Lil Wayne whose Tha Carter took #14, between their respective #12 and #18 positions.
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
1
T.I.
Paper Trail
568,383
569,361
3
Robin Thicke
Something Else
136,944 137,204
12
Young Jeezy
Recession
38,754 489,675
14
Lil Wayne
Tha Carter III
34,553
2,523,278
18
The Game
LAX
28,105
476,020
Murs' campaign did not lead the Los Angeles rapper to the top. However, Murray found his strongest debut in his career, cracking the Top 50. Murs For President the charts at #43, making the release Warner Brothers' best Hip Hop showing since Talib Kweli's Ear Drum. The release just edged out DJ Khaled's [We Global. Khaled stayed relatively docile since last week, with many believing that the right single can still propel him near the Top 25 again.
With less than a month on the charts, LL Cool J may soon be leaving the Top 100. The icon emcee's Exit 13 found its place at #88 this past week, at just under 75,000 units sold.
Z-Ro stayed on the charts, holding close rank with the previous week. The Rap-A-Lot Records veteran's Crack may be one of the most overlooked independent releases of the year. T.I., who also found the charts a third time with 4,000-plus units of a specially-made Best Buy greatest hits EP, brought his land full-length back out with him, as T.I. Vs. T.I.P. scrapes the bottom of the Top 200, over a year later.
Other Notables
Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
43
Murs
Murs For President
12,159
12,590
45
DJ Khaled
We Global
11,863
79,490
88
LL Cool J
Exit 13
6,940
73,112
99
Z-Ro
Crack
5,793
16,310
199
T.I.
T.I. Vs. TIP
3,271
1,309,476
How will T.I. and Murs' second week go? Can Ne-Yo, Young Jeezy and The Game all get gold plaques in the same week? Will Jake One's star-studded album make the Top 200? Stay tuned for next Wednesday.
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